High Plains Bride (Love Inspired Historical) [Mass Market Paperback]

Valerie Hansen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Love Inspired Historical | Publication Date: January 12, 2010

Emmeline Carter was prepared for danger on the new frontier. But she didn't foresee the tornado that tore their wagon train apart. Now her father is dead, her mother and sister are injured and their twin wards are missing. There's nowhere to turn but the fledgling Kansas settlement of High Plains. Town founder Will Logan steps in to search for the twins and house the Carters...for now. He's not cut out for family life long-term. But Emmeline's got her own ideas, and when this high plains bride chooses her groom, nothing will get in her way!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (January 12, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373828276
• ISBN-13: 978-0373828272
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #982,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

By now you have probably discovered that there are two of me. Well, not really. I'm the Valerie Hansen who writes Christian Romance, Suspense and Historical fiction for Love Inspired. This is my maiden name and much easier to spell and remember than my married name, Valerie Whisenand. I've been published since the 1980s and have over 45 books to my credit, most of which were written as Valerie Hansen. You can visit my website www.ValerieHansen.com to read excerpts and will find virtually all of my books still available through Amazon.com. AND NOW ALSO MANY ON KINDLE!

I'm thrilled that having my work on Kindle allows so many of my loyal readers to continue to find my books even after they're out of print.

I don't have a blog right now but do participate as a guest on others. Since I just received a contract to write 6 more books for Love Inspired as well as an option for a 7th, I hardly have time to breathe, let along blog!

(I can always find time for chocolate, though)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Book 1 - After the Storm: The Founding Years, March 18, 2010

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Anita Draper "wreader (writer/reader)" (Saskatchewan, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Plains Bride (Love Inspired Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

Valerie Hansen pulled me into the story by her poignant portrayal of a young woman who feels the need to stay and protect her family rather than go find one of her own. And she's written a hero whose generosity overwhelms everyone, including himself but that's because he puts the needs of others ahead of his own.

Emmeline Carter is in a wagon west of the town when the tornado strikes. They were supposed to be part of a wagon train but when the rest of the wagons stopped to circle due to the approaching storm, Emmeline's mean-spirited father pushed his family onward, alone. Caught on the open prairie without adequate shelter, the family suffers devastation and loss of life. With an ailing mother and sister, missing children and a deceased father, Emmeline needs to take charge and figure out what to do. Fast.

When the storm passes, town founder Will Logan walks among the destruction offering comfort to the shocked citizens. Knowing the tornado headed west, his thoughts are on the pretty woman he met earlier in the mercantile before the wagons left. When he's certain everything's being done that needs it, he decides to put his mind at rest. The wagon train wreckage only heightens his worry, especially when he hears she's not among them. Another problem crops up once he finds her trying to flip the wagon right-side-up... now that he's found her, what's he going to do with her?

Valerie brings these two strong characters together and challenges them emotionally and spiritually as they try to figure out why God would allow this to happen. A very satisfying read.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!, September 17, 2010

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Shelley Allen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Plains Bride (Love Inspired Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

Amazing! I finished this in like 2 days. If I wasn't so busy I might have finished it in one! WAY GOOD! I would read it again!